Marmaduke on Vocals.
King John on Rhythm Guitar.
Marti Bowley on Contra Basse.
Naomi Doran on Fiddle.
Influences
David Bowie, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Nina Simone, Stephen Sondheim, The Righteous Brothers, Bruce Springsteen, Pulp, Ultrasound, Robert Palmer, Prefab Sprout, Fleetwood Mac, Joe Jackson, Lemond...and then non-musical would be...DH Lawrence, George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, Yukio Mishima, A.J. Raffles, Alexander Pushkin, Simon Jenkins, Richard Heinberg, Holloway, Lanzarote, Portsmouth.
Marmaduke Dando is a beguiling young singer with a formidable English baritone that can be traced to a genuine pirate ancestry.
His songs are a collection of morose ballads and frisky drunken jigs which often extract references to early Scott Walker, Brel and Weill.
On stage Marmaduke croons like Bowie in the shower, leading a golden mane on guitar, a shadow casting double bass player, a stony faced drummer, a lachrymose milk maid with a fiddle, a crab hand accordionist and klezmer inspired clarinetist.
With a bevy of self-penned demos of an endearing homely quality, Marmaduke is soon to commit these ditties to tape in a more established recording house.
Signed and supported by no body as yet, he aims to disseminate these recordings through various mediums and very soon visit some of the more discerning towns of the British Isles, to perform, sell, and spy.
I can't believe you don't have a deal of some kind. I'd purchase some kind of recording asap if it were available. Without doubt, one of the most talented artist's I've heard in ages.
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Ah, seem to be syncing problems with all but the first! Is this fixable..? Would like to post them up but not sure about putting up one where Kaz is introduced as a "token j***y" :s xx
We're playing two gigs this weekend and we'd love to see you there! Friday night it's Lady Luck at Last Days of Decadence and Saturday it's Shore Leave at the George Tavern!
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